- Issued:
- 2017-10-03
- Updated:
- 2017-10-03
RHBA-2017:2856 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
redhat-upgrade-tool bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated redhat-upgrade-tool package that fixes one bug is now available for the Extras channel of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The Red Hat Upgrade Tool is used for performing an in-place upgrade of the current system to the next major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It determines what packages are needed for the upgrade and gathers them from the source or sources given. It also fetches and sets up the boot images needed to run the upgrade and sets up the system to perform the upgrade on the next system boot. Running the Red Hat Upgrade Tool requires running the Preupgrade Assistant as a prerequisite.
The redhat-upgrade-tool package has been upgraded to version 0.7.50, which provides a bug fix for the previous version:
- The introduction of kernel modules compression in RHEL 7.4 caused that the upgrade from RHEL 6.9 to RHEL 7.4 was not possible. Now, the Red Hat Upgrade Tool decompresses the modules before starting to upgrade the system, and the upgrade works as expected. (BZ#1486962)
Users of redhat-upgrade-tool are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1486962 - The redhat-upgrade-tool does not complete with rhel 7.4
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
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redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2fe365ea6664233dd2e3d014a005f6d6f3809a358f195618fc97f642cb602bf1 |
x86_64 | |
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 20543d8b5dd544f96290dba1c59ebc98b04ce952cb7633ecda08a90da98630d3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2fe365ea6664233dd2e3d014a005f6d6f3809a358f195618fc97f642cb602bf1 |
s390x | |
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 20543d8b5dd544f96290dba1c59ebc98b04ce952cb7633ecda08a90da98630d3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2fe365ea6664233dd2e3d014a005f6d6f3809a358f195618fc97f642cb602bf1 |
ppc64 | |
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 20543d8b5dd544f96290dba1c59ebc98b04ce952cb7633ecda08a90da98630d3 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2fe365ea6664233dd2e3d014a005f6d6f3809a358f195618fc97f642cb602bf1 |
x86_64 | |
redhat-upgrade-tool-0.7.50-1.el6.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 20543d8b5dd544f96290dba1c59ebc98b04ce952cb7633ecda08a90da98630d3 |
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